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As an aspiring filmmaker with a hankering to stay local, Julia Golonka loved what she was seeing on North Avenue. And as Baltimore's Station North Arts District positions itself more and more as a hub where movies and television shows are made, studied and exhibited, chances are she won't be alone. Freshly armed with a film degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Golonka had ventured on a recent Saturday to the newly opened Centre Theatre building, just east of Charles Street. Her alma mater, along with the Johns Hopkins University to the north, will be offering a master's program in film beginning in the fall, using classroom and production space on the second...

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